Monthly Archives: February 2006

Africa is too large and diverse for generalisations. It has 54 nations, 5 time zones, at least 7 climates, more than 800 million people, and, according to the latest diligent research, maybe 14 million proverbs. This series of talks and … Continue reading →

**cross posted on Global Voices Online The Anglo Leasing corruption scandal continues this week, a video (WMV file 34MB) of a piece done by the BBC is available on kenyaunlimited courtesy of Mshairi and Mentalacrobatics, it is also available on … Continue reading →

Writing from Kakamega, Ezra Wanyoni argues, That Mr Githongo first released his Anglo Leasing scandal dossier to the then British High Commissioner Edward Clay, that he resigned his post while abroad and subsequently exiled himself there, that he is now … Continue reading →

Now you can rate the top news in Africa.  Actually, you choose what news is important, and then vote on what others have submitted.  The cream will rise to the top.  Muti enters the field. We all know that there … Continue reading →

Cross posted on my blog Mentalacrobatics. I have managed to get a copy of the BBC Newsnight report on Corruption in Kenya. John Githongo broke his silence in an explosive interview to the programme. The programme contains an interview with … Continue reading →

The Open Blog has been upgraded. We are now running on WordPress 2.0.1. For authors everything should work as before. You will notice that the interface has changed slightly. If you have any problems please email us or leave a … Continue reading →

Cross posted on Global Voices Several African women have written about the recent passing away of Coretta Scott King, widow of civil rights leader, Martin Luther King. In tribute, L.W. says her ‘thoughts on the life and death of this … Continue reading →

This year, the KBW (Kenya Blog Webring) has been vibrant. Towards the end of last year the blogsphere was a bit sluggish but the energy of the bloggers is back again .Without wasting much time we will look at how … Continue reading →